My first time wet sanding
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My first time wet sanding
First a little background,
My wife drives a black 2002 convertible mustang and it is relatively swirl free and kept in the garage when she is not out driving around.
Well we were doing a little spring cleaning, getting rid of some furniture and what not and it was all accumulating in the garage, around the mustang.
I have an old MR2 hood I obtained form a junk yard so I can practice my rotary skills (once I obtain one, still waiting!) and it was leaning against an old desk. (Can you see where I am going yet?)
My two German Shepards got out of the house, into the garage, bumped the hood and it fell over, crashing right into the driver’s side door .
After all the yelling and screaming was over and the dogs were back inside I take a closer look at the damage.
Well I just happened to have the Lankga's Complete Wet Sand 2000 Kit. I have never used this before nor have I ever tried to wet sand anything. Needless to say, I was very nervous
but I decide that I would give it a try anyways.
I Cleaned the area with distilled vinegar (not sure where I heard this tip before but I remember someone saying it helped clean of any wax that was present) then proceeded to follow the directions in the kit (Directions Can be Found Here)
to be continued....
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My wife drives a black 2002 convertible mustang and it is relatively swirl free and kept in the garage when she is not out driving around.
Well we were doing a little spring cleaning, getting rid of some furniture and what not and it was all accumulating in the garage, around the mustang.
I have an old MR2 hood I obtained form a junk yard so I can practice my rotary skills (once I obtain one, still waiting!) and it was leaning against an old desk. (Can you see where I am going yet?)
My two German Shepards got out of the house, into the garage, bumped the hood and it fell over, crashing right into the driver’s side door .
After all the yelling and screaming was over and the dogs were back inside I take a closer look at the damage.
Well I just happened to have the Lankga's Complete Wet Sand 2000 Kit. I have never used this before nor have I ever tried to wet sand anything. Needless to say, I was very nervous
but I decide that I would give it a try anyways.
I Cleaned the area with distilled vinegar (not sure where I heard this tip before but I remember someone saying it helped clean of any wax that was present) then proceeded to follow the directions in the kit (Directions Can be Found Here)
to be continued....
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#2
So here are some pictures of the results right after wet sanding. I only went over the area, in one direction, using light very light stroke, maybe 5 or 6 strokes. I was too nervous to go anymore than that:
And here are some pictures after I used the stuff included with the kit:
to be continued...
And here are some pictures after I used the stuff included with the kit:
to be continued...
#3
I probably could have hit it a few more times with the LANGKA stuff but decide to try ScratchX, here are the results:
I then followed with DACP.
I apologize for picture quality but I don't have the best lighting in my garage.
While it is not perfect, it is a lot less noticable. In fact, most people can't even tell it was scratched until I point out the few marks left. I plan on trying to improve it even more once I get a full day to work on it. I think the total time I spent on this, including a pre-wash, was about 45 minutes.
Let me know what y'all think and any pointer you might have for future reference.
Thanks,
Gary
I then followed with DACP.
I apologize for picture quality but I don't have the best lighting in my garage.
While it is not perfect, it is a lot less noticable. In fact, most people can't even tell it was scratched until I point out the few marks left. I plan on trying to improve it even more once I get a full day to work on it. I think the total time I spent on this, including a pre-wash, was about 45 minutes.
Let me know what y'all think and any pointer you might have for future reference.
Thanks,
Gary
#6
Looks good. Nice job for your first time.
2000 grit paper doesn't remove that much so you probably could have hit it a little more. I did a good bit of sanding on an 03 F-150 and compounded/polished it out. I'll be keeping an eye out to see how it holds up but I think it'll be fine. I did a good bit of wetsanding on my old 150 and the paint was doing great on it.
2000 grit paper doesn't remove that much so you probably could have hit it a little more. I did a good bit of sanding on an 03 F-150 and compounded/polished it out. I'll be keeping an eye out to see how it holds up but I think it'll be fine. I did a good bit of wetsanding on my old 150 and the paint was doing great on it.
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